Question

Lauren bought x boxes of cookies to bring to a party. Each box contains 12 cookies.

She decides to keep two boxes for herself. She brings 60 cookies to the party. Write
an equation that can be used to find the number of boxes, x, Lauren bought.

Answer 1

12x-2=60

Explanation:

since there are 12 cookies per box, u could multiply it by x boxes, and since she kept 2 you would need to subtract it from your total.